Plagues, priests, and demons: sacred narratives and the rise of christianity in the old world and the new
Auteur :
Reff, Daniel T.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521600507
Date de publication :
6 déc. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Plagues, Priests, and Demons is a comparative, interdisciplinary study of the rise of Christianity in the late Roman Empire and colonial Mexico. Analysis of early Christian and Spanish missionary texts reveals that epidemic disease undermined pre-Christian societies, encouraging pagan and Indian interest in new forms of social and religious life.